Roller-bearing.



. Patented Sept. '16, 1913.

an end elevation.

WILBUR E. LEVVJls, OF DADE CITY, FLORIDA.

RULLER-BEARING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16,1913.

Application iiled'filcptember 6, 1911, Serial No. 647,853.

To aZZto/mm it may concern.

Be it known that I, \Vlnnun F. Lewis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dade City, in. the county of Pasco and State of'Floi-ida, have invented new and useful Improvements in Roller-Bearings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to roller bearings.

One of the principal objects o'tthc invention is to provide a bearing of this type wherein the cage is assembled from individual units which may be readily disconnected so as to make replacing worn parts a convenient and simple operation and to avoid discarding the entire cage as where these articles are made of one piece.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a hearing which extends to the end of the roller and cone where the bearing d 00s the most good, and provides more bearing capacity, This is accomplished. without making the boxing any larger or reducing the size of the spindle.

Further objects will. appear as the following specific description is read in connec tion with the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this invention, and in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation with a part of the honing or eup broken away. Fig. 9 is Fig. 3 is an elevation-of one-o'l the cage-rings. Fig. i a perspective view of one of the divider or separator lllOllllltll'S. Fig. 5 is a top plan view. Fig. this a transverse section through the bcaring. Fig. 7 is a detail longitudinal section. Referring more particularly to the drawngs, 1 represents a spindle which may be straight and upon which is secured a cone 2 having a tapered outer surface upon which the rollers 3 of the bearings are adapted to rest. These rollers lie between the cone 2 and the boxing or cup 4 and are held in separated relation, as will be hereinafter described, by the dividers or separators 5. The cone is provided with a central annular rib (3 and each roller is provided with a corresponding groove 7 which receives the rib and prevents endwise movement of the rollers with relation to the spindle. The cage is constructed of a pair of rings 7 having a plurality of notches 8 arranged around their peripheries and a plurality of slots 9 radially in line with the notches for a purpose. which will hereinafter be described. The dividers or separators consist of sepa rate plates having diverging wings 10 and longitm linallv extending ton eg'ues 11. These timgues are adapted to pass through the slots 9 and are sullit-ientlymalleable to be bent into the notches 8 so as to hold the di viders in proper position. \l'hen all of the dividers are in position and the rollers positioned therehetween, the cage can have no emlwise movement relative/tov the spindle and no rotary movement independent of the rollers themselves.

It will be noticed that the diverging wings 1t) lie over or partially over adjoining rollers so that when the boxing is rcn'ioved from the bearing, the rollers will be held in place on the cone and can not he displ aoed therefrom without removing one of the dividers or separators. it will also be noticed that when one of the dividers becomes worn it may be conveniently removed by opening its tongue ll sulliciently to disconnect it from the notches S/and the,slots 9.

Ilaving thus described the invention, what I claim as new is:-

A roller bearing comprising a cone having a central annular rib, a plurality of tapered rollers having central annular grooves to receive the ribs, a cup having a tapered bore fitting the rollers, rings mounted at opposite ends of the rollers within the bore and having slots and radially alined notches, separator members having diverging roller retaining wings, and malleable tongues carried by said members and passing through the slots and engaged in the notches to connect the rings and to hold the separators between the same, said tongues enacting with the walls of the notches to prevent the separators from turning.

In testhnony whereof I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

\VILBUR 1*. LlGVVIS.

Witnesses:

E. I. \Vmson, JASPER (Air-ran. 

